Excel VBA Programming The Complete Guide - The Worksheet_Activate Event

The video tutorial explains the worksheet activate event in Excel, which triggers automatically when a worksheet is activated. It demonstrates how to create an event procedure to display a message box with the worksheet name using the active sheet property. The tutorial also discusses making the procedure dynamic to work across multiple sheets and concludes with a recap of the key points covered.

What triggers the worksheet activate event in Excel?

• When a new worksheet is created

• When a cell is edited

• When a worksheet is activated or selected

• When a formula is entered

Why does the worksheet activate event procedure not require parameters?

• Because it is always linked to a specific cell

• Because the active sheet is automatically referenced

• Because it only works with named ranges

• Because it is a global event

How can you access the name of the active worksheet in the event procedure?

• By using the worksheetName property

• By using the currentSheet property

• By using the activeSheet property

• By using the sheetName property

What is a key benefit of using the worksheet activate event?

• To format the worksheet automatically

• To alert users about changes or provide instructions

• To create a backup of the worksheet

• To automatically save the workbook

How can the worksheet activate event be made more dynamic?

• By placing the code in the workbook object

• By linking it to a specific cell

• By creating a new event handler

• By using a global variable